aatotankiki myaamiaki, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2001)
Planting corn! Tribal Language Camp is Cultural Experience (J. Olds) [p. 1] PHOTO: Mildred Walker planting 'myaamia miinjipi' [p. 1] PHOTO: Fancy Dancer, Jr. Head Man Dancer Skylar Rawlins at second annual Miami Nation Pow Wow [p. 1] State of the Nation- a Report by Chief Floyd E. Leonard [p. 2] PHOTO: Painting of Chief Floyd E. Leonard [p. 2] Annual General Council Meeting, July 7, 2001, Agenda [p. 3] PHOTO: Annual Meeting Memories, Who's Who- photo donated by Chief Leonard; Chief Harley Palmer, Twila Trinkle Coger, Ernest (Bum) Trinkle, unidentified, Henry Leonard, Chief Leonard, Dr. Joseph Leonard [p. 3] Tribal Member donates personal time to research, Sammye Leonard Darling visits Miami homelands in Kansas to research tribal history [p. 4] PHOTO: History Hound- Sammye Darling with two archive assistants at the Miami County Historical Society in Paola, Kansas [p. 4] Language Camp is Well Attended [p. 5] Tribal Scholarship Recipient Sends Letter of Thanks (Laura Illeene Bilansky) [p. 5] Miami Tribe Scholarship Winner Graduates- Laura Illeene Bilanksy [p. 5] PHOTO: Laura Illeene Bilansky [p. 5] Second Annual Miami Nation Pow Wow Held June 1-2 [p. 6] PHOTO: Earlham College students, Satoshi Isemura and Sarrah Evans [p. 6] PHOTO: Japanese guests preparing a special meal [p. 6] PHOTO: Patti Shinn teaching beading to Japanese guests [p. 6] PHOTO: Chief Tom Gamble, with Patty Gamble and Wes Gamble, and Eugene Brown, Brown gave flute in memory of Brandee Gamble [p. 6] PHOTO: Mildred Walker dancing at the Pow Wow [p. 6] PHOTO: Christy, Ed, and Kimberly Wade [p. 6] PHOTO: Macenzie, granddaughter of Pow Wow Chairman Steve Lankford [p. 6] Donations help library succeed (Karen Alexander) [p. 7] Myaamia Project to Improve Cultural Awareness, from Miami University Newsletter [p. 7] Ohio Rotary Supports Miami Language Effort (Daryl Baldwin) [p. 7] PHOTO: Rotary Dist. 6600 Governor Chuck Stocking with Chief Floyd Leonard New Mission, Vision and Values being set for the Miami Nation [p. 8] Recent Repatriation from Indiana State Museum [p. 8] Business Committee Prepares for General Council Meeting [p. 8] PHOTO: Julie Olds, Secretary-Treasurer; Tom Gamble, Second Chief; Floyd Leonard, Chief; Judy Davis, First Councilperson; J.O. Downing, Second Councilperson [p. 8] Groundbreaking Ceremony held for business complex expansion [p. 9] PHOTO: US Representative Steve Largent, Chief Floyd Leonard, US Representative Brad Carson, and Nelson Johnson [p. 9] The Effort to Regain Tribal Land [p. 10] PHOTO: New Housing Facility in North Miami is Complete , the Edward 'Cy' Leonard Complex [p. 10] Obituaries: Donna Leonard Stevens [p. 10] Homelands Tour, Set for June 11-15 Postponed [p. 11] Birth Announcement: Grace Rachelle Lankford [p. 11] PHOTO: Grace Rachelle Lankford [p. 11] Preserve Your Tribal history in stone [p. 11] The 'Removal Letters'...continued [p. 11] PHOTO: Macenzie Lankford [p. 12] PHOTO: Tribal Princess Amy Ratzloff [p. 12] PHOTO: Senior Pow Wow Princess Mildred Walker [p. 12] PHOTO: Kolby Lankford and Skylar Rawlins fancy dancing at Pow Wow [p. 12] PHOTO: Mildred Walker receives gift from Head Gourd Dancer Earl Echo-Hawk [p. 12] PHOTO: Dancers at the 2001 Miami Nation Pow Wow [p. 12].